Tuesday, 27 December 2011

Got this game on my PSP and I couldn't get my hands off it! These jelly-like characters that bounces around as you tilt their (very colourful) world to navigate them, saving the LocoRoco world from Moja Troops, is just simply irrisistable!

Loco Roco has already been released in 2006 while the sequel, Loco Roco 2 was released a few years back. But (yes, I'm slow and outdated) I just got to know about this awesomeness, and am now completely hooked.

Can't get enough of their cuteness. Therefore, I have decided that I should make my very own Loco Roco that I could either sleep with (Goodness, I still act like a kid. Well, no surprise there.) or carry around (I never grew up, did I?).

And here it is, at close to 4am in the morning, it is completed. My very own Loco Roco that I will proudly show off to the world when I wake up later.

Why show off this Loco Roco when it's no where the original one? Because I did everything without measurement/guidance/planning before hand. It's all approximation and 'agak-agak'.

Yet, it's still recognisable as a LocoRoco. So yay, something to be proud of there!

Sunday, 30 October 2011

Yesterday's Red Velvet Cupcakes project weren't enough for me. That didn't satisfy me, apparently. So today I did something much simpler - cookies! and of course, these are not Famous Amos cookies (God, why would anyone think that? Hahahahaha. Ignore me.). I wish they were as good and famous as famous amos though. LOLOL.

Strawberry Chip Cookie

Anyway, they are good. I love the texture. Love how it turned out. The chocolate chip ones are less crunchy, with a little bit of softness left in them - how I love my cookies to be. As for the strawberry chip ones, they're completely crunchy and somewhat sweeter.

Saturday, 29 October 2011

Instead of cream cheese, I made buttercream frostings. (Note to self: Get hold of some cream cheese or find time to make some next time.) Those brown stuff on top are cocoa powder. Anyway, this gave me an idea. I could dust coffee powder on cupcakes next time.

Tasted nice(its sweet!).

Texture's right(slightly moist compared to normal cupcakes. And I personally like the slightly crunchy-get-stuck-in-your-teeth crust. Don't know if it's suppose to be like that, but I like how it turned out. hehe).

Colour's right, according to the recipe and other references (But a little too much food colouring if you ask me).

Need more time to bake, dammit.

Was just thinking... wouldn't it be rather awesome to own a bakery? =)

Wednesday, 14 September 2011

It's been a long time since I last blogged. Currently in the computer lab, supposedly doing amali. Supposedly.

Lecturer left. So yeah. =)

Finally, after a hectic 5 days of orientation, plus 3 days of running around the whole campus, attending classes and trying to settle my course registration problem, everything is fine now.

I've been to the Bangunan Pentadbiran, Bahagian Akademik sooo damn many times, the people there recognises me.

What to do, when you can't register for your course, as a freshmen, you're sure to freak out. Heck there are so many things to worry about! Classes to rush to, this weird registration problem that seemed almost impossible to solve in the beginning, etc.

Monday, 5 September 2011

Final baking project before I head off to uni. I'm so gonna bake again when my next holiday arrives. I haven't had enough of baking. And I sorta regret not baking more often during my 9-months-long holiday.

Sunday, 4 September 2011

I'll be heading off to university soon in 1.5days time. Don't know how I really feel.

Today is my baking day because I know when classes start, I probably wont have that much time for all these. I'm gonna miss baking.

Blueberry Clafoutis <3

This round, everything is better. 2 plug points burnt, which led me to think that it isn't me. It isn't the clafoutis as well. It's the plug point being too old. Anyway, texture and taste is awesome. Much much better than the last round. Taste wise, not that much difference except that it's sweeter(more sugar this time. muahaha.); texture wise, much softer and custard-y inside!

Wednesday, 31 August 2011

So today me and my boyfriend finally (FINALLY. We've been talking about this for weeks.) got down to Cold Storage and bought 2 boxes of blueberries, where each box costed RM 10.99. Expensiveshit, this one. LOL.

And, after weeks of waiting to try out this recipe by Chef John, I finally got to it today.

In the end I only used one box of blueberries. I was feeling 'kiamsiap', maybe. Anyway, the whole process was pretty simple. Very simple, in fact. The only set back I had was, the plug where I had the oven connected to burnt or something..and my mom and I thought the oven must've kicked the bucket! We sat in front of the oven wondering if the things in there were really cooking cause the lights in the oven were off. What we didn't know was the plug point burnt. Excuse my lack of common sense.

mmmm... =)

Mistakes :

1. The tray is too wide for my batter. The whole clafoutis was so spreaded out, it ended up flatter than it's suppose to be. Which then causes the centre to be really thin, therefore, you can't really taste the custard goodness, unless you concentrate while eating. But then eating isn't rocket science.Fail.

2. Damned blueberries floated to the sides.

Hence(and since I have another box of blueberries left), 2nd attempt tomorrow! =D

Tuesday, 16 August 2011

She may seem like a bimbo who only knows how to look pretty at first, but she isn't. If you know her, she's got pretty deep thoughts going on inside her little brain!

3rd cat I created for the We Love Catnip series. Very, very happy with this one. Love how her eyes turned out. I must say, this pair of eyes were the most complicated to make so far. But it turned out really nice!

Tuesday, 9 August 2011

Made this for a friend as a belated birthday gift. I came up with the patterns on my own.. and I'm posting it here to share!

PAUSE AND READ THIS! : If anyone wants to repost/use the pattern, please do credit me(Shaunie Ng). Also, the patterns are for personal use only(eg. for yourself, family or gift for a friend). Please do not sell this pattern or items made from this pattern without my permission!

You will need:
- Yarn
- Felt
- size 3 crochet hook

Chocolate Biscuit + Vanilla Cream

The Chocolate Biscuit (make 2)

Row 1 : sc 6 in Magic Ring (6)

Row 2 : inc all the way around (12)

Slip stitch to finish off, leave a long tail and cut.

The Vanilla Cream

Row 1 : sc 5 in Magic Ring (5)

Row 2 : inc all the way around (10)

Slip stitch to finish off, cut, and weave in ends.

Arrange the layers so that the 'correct side' of the biscuit is on the outside. Using a crochet needle, pull the long tails from one of the brown biscuits, through the vanilla cream and all the way out to the other side. Do the same for the other piece of biscuit. Repeat for both biscuits in opposite directions until the 3 layers are secured in place.

Tea Cup

The Cup

Row 1 : sc 6 in Magic Ring (6)

Row 2 : inc all the way around (12)

Row 3~5 : sc in each stitch (12)

Slip stitch. Then ch 6.(This forms the handle)
Finish off and leave a long tail. Cut.

Using a crochet needle, pull the long tail from inside the cup. You can either weave in the ends, or tie a few dead knots with the long tail from the chain and the long tail left from the magic ring. Stuff everything inside the cup.

The Plate

Row 1 : sc 6 in Magic Ring (6) [leave a long tail]

Row 2 : inc all the way around (12)

Row 3 : inc all the way around (24)

Slip stitch to finish off. Cut and weave in ends(do not weave in the tail from the magic ring).

Using a crochet needle, pull the tail (from the magic ring) into the cup. Go a few rounds to secure the cup in place. Make a dead knot inside the cup. Stuff excess into the cup.

Cut a round piece of brown felt which is approximately 12mm in diameter. Squeeze some UHU glue into the cup, and press the felt in place.

Ta-da!

You can use different coloured yarn for variation. You can even make, say for example, strawberry cream biscuits with a cup of hot chocolate(just switch the brown felt to dark brown felt)! And then you can attach metal rings and what-nots. Make it into a keychain, handphone charm, or household items for your dolls, etc.

Monday, 8 August 2011

Nyan Cat (also known as Pop Tart Cat) is an internet meme, referring to an 8-bit animated gif of a cat with the body of a cherry Pop-Tart flying through space, leaving a rainbow trail behind the cat. (Wikipedia)

Say hello to my version of Nyan Cat! Of course, The Nyan Cat belongs to Chris Torres and Momo Momo.

No measurements, no planning beforehand, just plain estimation and guts. I came up with a Nyan Cat that actually is decently proportionate. =)

A Subway sandwich that I made quite long ago.. The bread part was quite tricky. But the assembling was really fun, feels like I'm putting a real sandwich together, only difference was the ingredients were all felt.

No expiry date. =)

Got the idea from a craft book and modified it a little. I DID NOT CREATE THIS!

Thursday, 4 August 2011

Old (not so), baggy, oversized T-shirts. Too thick and hard to wear as pyjamas as its kind of uncomfortable. Wear them out? Not very fashionable.

But I shouldn't leave them sitting in my closet, not serving its purpose as an attire, right? That would be a waste. Therefore, I made a cocktail dress out of a baggy tee.

I know the dress isn't as beautiful and perfectly sewn as those sold in shops. But I love it cause well, I must say, they look kinda pretty! And just for the fact that it was once a baggy t-shirt, it's amazing how it turned out as a humble little cocktail dress.

I'm quite proud with this piece, really. =) Cause it's my first clothes-making attempt and I learned how to use the sewing machine through this project. Yay!

Made with :
* Old, baggy T-shirt (red and black, for the main body of the dress)
* Semi transparent black coloured fabric (for halter neck ribbon thingy and to make the bottom part look nicer and less t-shirt-y. XD)
* Sewing machine
* Nice black scarf to go around the waist (optional)